19 Aug 1780:22 (407)
Rivington's New York Gazette         
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19 Aug 1780:22 (407)                                                    
Theatre.  State of the Theatrical Fund for the year 1780.               
Total amount of the receipts                                            
of the House for the season.    5261 L. 11 s. 8d.                       
Expenditures and Disbursements,__________________________               
To repairs of the house, timber and boards, new-stoves and              
tinwork, masonry, candles, and lanp oil, ironmongery, new               
printing, advertising and stationary; all included under the            
head of general expenses:            1198   181    2 1/2                
Weekly and nightly attendance, house servants, door-keepers,            
band of music, &c.                   1536    17    1                    
Ground Rent.                      12     0    0                         
Cash paid for a spinnet           12    10    0                         
New dresses, and other expences                                         
for the mens wardrobe,           744    15    9 1/2                     
New dresses, and other expences for the womens wardrobe,                
                                 540     6    8                         
Paid hired performers for the season,                                   
                                  466    0    2                         
Incidental expences               288   17    0 1/2                     
Cash distributed in charity to the widows and children of               
the army                                    336    2   11               
Cash paid to Lieutenant Brown for the use of the military               
orphanhouse                       100    0    0                         
Cash paid for the use of the widows and children of the                 
German corps,                             63    1    4                  
[total]                          5239    9    2                         
Balance in Treasurer's hands       22    2    6                         
[total]                      L.  5261   11    8